A turf cutting ceremony to mark the start of building work on the new £5million St Peter’s Anglican and Methodist VC Primary School development will be held on Monday 14 September. Councillor Sheila Cook, executive member for children and young people, headteacher Keith Tinline-Purvis, teachers, pupils, governors, representatives from the church, together with contractors, Thomas Vale Construction, will be present
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South Gloucestershire Council has funding available to improve public open space at Court Road in Kingswood, and residents are being encouraged to help decide how best to spend the money. Suggestions have already been made about how residents would like to see the area, which is on the junction with Hopps Road and Claypool Road, developed. These include installing play
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An innovative competition to get commuters to swap their cars for greener and more sustainable modes of transport has recorded new levels of success. Now in its fifth year, more than 3,100 people took part in Jam Busting June this summer. Run throughout Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire by the local authorities during the
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Students across South Gloucestershire have been celebrating today, as the district celebrates its best GCSE results to date. Overall, the results reflect continuing good improvement which is above the national average. The number of students achieving 5 A* to C grades this year has increased by almost 5 per cent, compared with the national increase of 1.4 per cent, taking
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South Gloucestershire Libraries’ annual summer reading scheme has been hailed a great success after more than 4,000 children signed up to take part in the Quest Seeker challenge during the summer holidays. As children read during the holidays they collected stickers (some being scratch and sniff ones) to complete a poster. Those reading six books completed the challenge and received
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An exhibition has been arranged for the public to view information on proposals for new cycle routes as part of the Cycling City project in South Gloucestershire. The exhibition will take place from Friday 28 August to Sunday 6 September in Emersons Green library where the public can view plans and information on the routes. The exhibition will be available
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South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on proposed ‘no stopping orders’ and ‘waiting restrictions’ outside St Mary’s School, Castle School and Castle Sixth Form in Thornbury.
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South Gloucestershire Council have been successful in bidding for funding from Natural England’s ‘Access to Nature’ grant from the Big Lottery. The resulting project, Wildways, has now officially started and seeks to engage people across the Kingswood area in wildlife activities. The three year project will bring people closer to nature and helps them gain access to their local green
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A charity that hits all the right notes is bringing music and fun to South Gloucestershire’s senior citizens. South Gloucestershire Council and Merlin Housing Society are supporting Golden Oldies – a charity that runs singing sessions for the over 60s, providing entertainment and promoting social inclusion. The council is supporting Golden Oldies for the second year running. The sessions are
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South Gloucestershire residents are invited to have their electric blankets tested free of charge. Testing normally costs at least £20, but South Gloucestershire Council, in partnership with Avonsafe, is offering free testing at The Pavillion, Elm Park, Filton on Friday 18th September. Each year more than 5,000 house fires are accidentally caused by faulty electric blankets and up to 20
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